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Rainforest is another project devised by Jennifer Martin which involved Mark, Music in the Community students from the RSAMD, where Primary 7 students were guided in writing Rainforest songs, exploring samba rhythms and in creating a Rainforest environment with classroom percussion.
Making Tracks is BBC Radio 3’s daily broadcast for children, where two CBBC presenters introduce 8-12 year olds to classical music. The SSO staged two concerts for ‘Making Tracks Live’, one at St. Magnus Festival in Orkeny on June 18th 2004 and one at the MacRobert Centre in Stirling on September 18th 2004. These took the form of interactive, fun-filled hours for families and school parties.
During University of Aberdeen Music Prize weekend, April 29th-May 1st 2005, Mark collaborated with Jennifer Martin and composer Pete Stollery working with primary school children and students from Kincorth Academy exploring electro-acoustic sound and music, during which Mark gave a demonstration of contemporary trumpet technique. The following day Mark performed in a concert of solo trumpet music by Jennifer Martin and Jonathan Harvey and collaborated with the music students from University of Aberdeen culminating in a performance of a brass and percussion piece by student composer, Paul Tierney.
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